Senior Character & Motion Animator
Ruby LabsAbout us
Ruby Labs is a leading tech company that creates and operates innovative consumer products. We offer a diverse range of opportunities across the health, education, and entertainment industries. Our innovative teams are driving the future of consumer-led products, and we're always looking for passionate individuals to join us. Learn more about our story at: https://rubylabs.com/about-us/
About the role
RubyLabs is looking for a Superhero Animator to join our creative squad and own premium, web-native animations for one of our fastest-growing portfolio products — an online sweepstakes social casino. We need "wow" quality, at a daily production cadence, built in Rive as interactive, state-driven animations (not pre-rendered video). This is a senior, high-ownership role with room to grow into a leadership role for a small animation pod as the team scales.
Key Responsibilities
Design and animate character mascots (idle loops, reactions, win celebrations) that feel alive and premium
Build hero-section animations combining characters with animated environments (coins, slot machines, effects)
Rig in Rive using state machines so animations react live to real product events
Run a daily/weekly production pipeline for new offer animations across segments
Partner with dev on responsive embedding and with design on the avatar art pipeline
Qualifications
4+ years of experience in the online casino / iGaming space
3+ years of experience with online casino & online gaming animation and motion designs production with characters that are specific to the online casino themes
Highly proficient with AI animation tools (e.g., Viggle, Kling, Runway) for rapid concepting and production — be ready to walk through a real project where you used one in production, including where it broke down
Experience running high-intensity motion production and delivering results fast
Experience of a highly professional studio-level motion production design
Nice to have
Hands-on production experience in Rive (or Spine/DragonBones with fast ramp-up ability), with character animation in your portfolio
Experience building reusable rigged character skeletons with multiple states
Particle/VFX experience (coin bursts, win effects)
Location
Ruby Labs operates within the CET (Central European Time) zone. Applicants from any country
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